Men’s basketball gets set to tip off against Carson-Newman in Thursday’s exhibition

Nov 02, 2010

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Hoop season has officially commenced
for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team as they prepare
for their opening day exhibition game against Carson Newman College
on Thursday in the Hooper Eblen Center at Tennessee Tech.

The 7:30 p.m. contest is the second of a double-header event
shared with the women’s team.

Tech will be hosting the “Gathering of the Eagles”
event that night, where the first 2,000 fans in attendance will
receive free admission to the game as well as free popcorn and
Pepsi. First Tennessee Bank will also host their first poster
night; they’ll be greeting the first fans of the night with
posters which players will be signing at the end of the night.

Thursday’s game marks only the fourth time in Tech history
that the Golden Eagles have taken on the Eagles of Carson-Newman,
entering the match-up with a narrow 2-1 lead on the all-time
series.

However, the two opponents haven’t faced off in over two
decades, making Thursday night’s event a first for the team
and coaching staff at Tennessee Tech.

Last season, the Golden Eagles faced Bluefield College in their
exhibition game, handing the Ramblin' Rams a 85-78 loss. 2010
returnees Kevin Murphy and Alfred Jones put up respectable numbers
as Murphy led the team with 20 points, and 10 second chance boards
in 30 minutes of floor time. Murphy also visited the line for 12
freebies, draining 11 of them.

Jones chipped in with 11 points and six total rebounds on the
evening.

The women’s game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday
evening. Fans who are unable to make it to the Hoop for Thursday
night's event can follow the Live Stats here.